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HB3093 - MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Barbara Hernandez, Kelly M. Cassidy, Ann M. Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act shall apply to any public toilet facility that is available without preference to any specific gender or any public toilet facility that is available only to women. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2948 - DFPR-OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN
Theresa Mah, Omar Aquino
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Professional Regulation shall employ one full-time employee as the licensing liaison for international applicants. Provides that the licensing liaison shall assist international applicants in answering questions and providing information regarding the foreign education requirements for licenses administered by the Division of Professional Regulation. Provides that the additional duties of the licensing liaison shall include, but are not limited to: (i) coordinating with personnel of the Department in processing the applications from international applicants and (ii) providing education and information resources to community organizations that assist international applicants.
STATUS
Passed
HB3203 - PREVENT FENTANYL EXPOSURE
Tony M. McCombie, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal, LaShawn K. Ford
Last updated over 1 year ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that a pharmacist may sell fentanyl test strips over-the-counter to the public to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance. Provides that a county health department may distribute fentanyl test strips at the county health department facility for no fee. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that "drug paraphernalia" does not include equipment, products, or materials to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance.
STATUS
Passed
HB3338 - SAFE PATIENT LIMITS
Theresa Mah, Fred Crespo, Mary E. Flowers
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in Act. Provides that nothing in the Act precludes the use of patient acuity systems consistent with the Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity Act; however, the maximum patient assignments in the Act may not be exceeded, regardless of the use and application of any patient acuity system. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules governing the implementation and operation of the Act. Provides that all facilities shall adopt written policies and procedures for training and orientation of nursing staff and that no registered nurse shall be assigned to a nursing unit or clinical area unless that nurse has, among other things, demonstrated competence in providing care in that area. Provides specified requirements for the Act's implementation by a facility. Establishes recordkeeping requirements. Provides that the written policies and procedures for the training and orientation of nursing staff shall require that all temporary personnel receive the same amount and type of training and orientation that is required for permanent staff. Provides specified nurse rights and protections. Provides that the Act's provisions are severable. Contains other provisions. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall not mandate that a registered professional nurse delegate nursing interventions. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the exercise of professional judgment by a direct care registered professional nurse in the performance of his or her scope of practice shall be provided in the exclusive interests of the patient.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3412 - SCH CD-REFER STUDENT FOR FINE
LaShawn K. Ford, Kambium Buckner, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that school personnel may not refer a student to any other local public entity, school public resource officer, or peace officer for the purpose of a local public entity issuing the child a fine or a fee for an incident or behavior that has been or can be pursued through the school district's available disciplinary interventions and consequences. Amends the School Board and Compulsory Attendance Articles of the School Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3281 - CONSUMER FRAUD-NO CASH PAYMNTS
Edgar Gonzalez, Will Guzzardi, Debbie Meyers-Martin
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any person engaged in the business of selling or offering to sell goods or services at retail to the public with an individual accepting in-person payments at a physical location shall not: (1) refuse to accept cash as a form of payment for sales of less than $2,000 made at the physical location; (2) post a sign on the premises stating that cash payment is not accepted; or (3) charge a higher price to customers paying with cash compared to the price charged to customers not paying with cash. Provides for specified exceptions. Provides that any person who violates the provisions commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3373 - CD CORR-EARNED REENTRY
Carol Ammons, Mary E. Flowers, Will Guzzardi
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding to the contrary, any provision of the Code, the Post-Conviction Hearing Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or the Habeas Corpus Article or the relief from judgments provision of the Code of Civil Procedure, a person serving terms of imprisonment, including terms of natural life, in a Department of Corrections institution or facility is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment specified as follows: (1) for the first year following the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment of at least 35 consecutive years: (2) for the second year following the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment of at least 25 consecutive years; and (3) for the third year following the effective date of the amendatory Act and each year thereafter, a person is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment of at least 20 consecutive years. Establishes factors that the Prisoner Review Board shall consider in determining whether a candidate should obtain earned reentry. Provides that every incarcerated person may bring legal counsel or an advocate of his or her choice to the earned reentry hearing. Provides that an incarcerated person may not be barred from any programming because his or her maximum out date is not in the near future. Provides that every incarcerated person may attend and testify at his or her earned reentry hearing in person or by video-conference or may have counsel or an advocate read a statement. Provides that hearings for earned reentry shall be administered by the Prisoner Review Board. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3370 - PREVAILING WAGE-POWER WASHING
Dave Vella, Matt Hanson, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Provides that the definition of "public works" includes power washing projects by a public body or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds (rather than power washing projects by a public body).
STATUS
Passed
HB3292 - LIMITED EQUITY COOPERATIVES
Theresa Mah, Lilian Jimenez
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Limited-Equity Housing Cooperative Task Force Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to establish the Illinois Limited-Equity Housing Cooperative Task Force to collect data and qualitative experiences regarding the needs of limited-equity housing cooperatives with the goal of analyzing their potential to (i) increase the supply of affordable ownership housing across Illinois and (ii) further home ownership and build wealth among lower-income and moderate-income Illinoisans, especially those locked out of the traditional homeownership market. Provides that the Task Force is created within the Illinois Housing Development Authority to study: (1) opportunities to expand the number of limited-equity housing cooperatives statewide, including the number of properties that could be developed as limited-equity housing cooperatives; (2) the use of limited-equity housing cooperatives as a tool to create permanently affordable ownership housing; (3) the impact that substantial investments in limited-equity housing cooperatives would have on closing the racial wealth gap in Illinois; and other matters. Requires the Task Force to prepare and submit a final report, on or before December 31, 2024, to the Governor and the General Assembly making specific recommendations of legislative and budgetary action that supports the mission of limited-equity housing cooperatives to foster permanently affordable ownership housing and homeownership among lower-income and moderate-income Illinois residents. Contains provisions concerning Task Force membership; meetings; vacancies; and other matters. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved and the Act is repealed on December 31, 2024. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3818 - COMMISSION ON HIGHER ED-PRISON
Carol Ammons, Lindsey LaPointe, Will Guzzardi
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish the Commission on Higher Education in Prison. Provides that the Commission shall be responsible for assisting the Board in implementing and coordinating the recommendations of the Illinois Higher Education in Prison Task Force. Provides that within the first 3 months after its first meeting, the Commission shall identify recommendations to implement, with a minimum of 3 recommendations per year. Provides that any recommendations that are identified shall expand access to quality higher education in prison in this State and propel this State to being a national exemplar in the area. Sets forth provisions concerning Commission membership, meetings, responsibilities, and dissolution.
STATUS
Introduced
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